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This deluxe 2-volume slipcased edition contains Indian Basketmakers of California and the Great Basin, by Larry Dalrymple, with a foreword by Catherine S. Fowler (jacketed paperbound, 24.95), and Indian Basketmakers of the Southwest, by Larry Dalrymple, with a foreword by Susan McGreevy (jacketed paperbound: 29.95). ... Read more

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Plan and program requirements for a proposed Sioux Indian Museum and Cultural Park in Rapid City, South Dakota, to replace the existing Sioux Indian Museum. Proposal by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the City of Rapid City, and the Winona Club. Oversize volume approximately 11 X 17 inches. ... Read more

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Uncommon Threads celebrates the textile arts of the Wabanakis, the indigenous people living between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Gulf of Maine. Known geographically as the Maritime Peninsula, the region falls in both the United States and Canada. For millennia, textiles have played a vital role as Native communities have expressed and maintained their identity. This large and distinctive body of Wabanaki artifacts challenges stereotypes about Native textiles and clothing that are based on more familiar styles from better known regions of North America.

For Wabanakis, textiles have long been a rich and important medium. They record how, beginning in the seventeenth century, an indigenous people coped with a rapidly expanding alien culture that surrounded them. The Wabanakis defined their view of this new world through their clothing and costume. For all cultures, important occasions and life events demand special clothes that communicate messages to the viewer. By examining Wabanaki costume, including specific styles and decorative ornament, one can find information that illuminates the history of the Wabanakis, their means of communication, and the ways they coped with a rapidly changing world. ... Read more

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The first major work on this art form gives a comprehensive history of the craft from the period of European contact to the present. It covers materials, construction, ornamentation techniques and designs used in porcupine quill decoration, and it includes 500 black and white photographs and 30 colour plates. ... Read more

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Quillwork on Birch Bark
I had one years ago.
I used it until it fell apart.
I just had to get another.
Great Book!
Fantastic pictures!
I use it all the time when I teach quillwork.
If it cost twice as much, it would still be cheap.
A must have book.
R.E.O. ... Read more

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A vibrant compilation of 240 meticulously reproduced motifs from the pre-Columbian world, this volume abounds in Aztec calendars, gods of medicine and war, animals, mythological characters, and scores of other striking images. Authentic sources include bas relief fragments from Chichen Itza, ornate architectural details from many codices, Maya hieroglyphs, mask panels from several different temples, Olmec pottery figures, a Teotihuacan mural, and numerous others. Copyright free.
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Ancient Mexican Designs
This book includes over 100 Mexican designs.The great thing about the book is that all of each page tells what culture the pictures/designs come from.Depending on your needs, there are a couple not so great thingsabout the book.First, the pictures are tough to scan into a computer& clean up in an application like Photoshop, because there are so manysmall detail lines (Depending on what your looking for, this may notmatter.).There are also not many designs that could lend themselves togeneral projects (i.e. they all have an obvious Mexican feel). ... Read more

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Color-packed volume brings to stunning life 1,000-year-old Native American ceramic pottery. 163 illustrations. ... Read more

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A Great JJ Brody Mimbres Book
Owning about a half-dozen books by Brody on this subject - this is among the best for graphics. Some never before seen pottery that is amazing. Great content & excellent reference. ... Read more